“The IAF has asked the original equipment manufacturer Dassault Aviation to integrate Indian-made weapons like the Smart Anti Airfield Weapon (SAAW) and the Astra air-to-air missile with the Rafale which has been in service with the IAF since 2020,” defence officials told ANI.
Amid increasing cooperation in the defence sector between the two nations, India is setting up a technical office of the DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation) at its embassy in Paris, according to the India-France joint statement on Friday.
Addressing the inauguration of the DRDO Directors’ Conclave here in New Delhi, General Chauhan said that the need to perform, reform, transform, inform and conform to meet the emerging challenges.
In a significant decision, India and France on Friday decided to extend their ground-breaking defence cooperation in advanced aeronautical technologies by supporting the joint development of a combat aircraft engine
The negotiations between the DRDO and French engine maker Safran are also “progressing well” where the deal would be for stronger engines for both the planned versions of the indigenous AMCA aircraft
A list of 75 technology priority areas was released on the occasion. The list identified by the DRDO is further divided into 403 technological categories, which further spread out to 1,295 current and future technology development tasks, the Ministry of Defence stated.
Larsen and Toubro and DRDO signed a contract for realisation of two Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) system modules for 'Kalvari' class of submarines of the Indian Navy.
Gas Turbine Research Establishment-- a DRDO lab involved in the development of indigenous engines-- would be part of the proposed deal with American GE for manufacturing jet engines in India, which would help them gain expertise in the field, government officials said.
The Lt Governor called upon the people from every section of the society, all the stakeholders to discharge their duties towards nature and rededicate themselves to realize the goals of sustainable growth.
Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy while distributing appointment letters of government jobs to candidates as part of the National Rozgar Mela in Hyderabad on Tuesday, said that Prime Minister has ordered to provide 10 lakh government jobs to the youth by August 15.
This was the first pre-induction night launch conducted by the users after three successful developmental trials of the missile, validating the accuracy and reliability of the system.